Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
"As many as there roses be
Vt. -. ~. NANNY III W, ac b-S1rit

the alleged customary fee be-
comes weaker and weaker, until We
reach the front gate, when l have
strength enough only to say good
night in o funeral tone, and skip out.
What makes the matter more aggra-
rating is that l have often noticed
iendency on the part of the lady to
1inger, which am unable to explain.
81 am able to endure all this as
long as the lady is nothing dearer
than . friend, but lately 1 have be-
come enamored of a charming young
lady in my vicinity who unites rare
personal charms with wealth OF
anburn hair that is simply irresistible"
81 tell you what" interrupted the
r. p, with an eye to business, 81
have just what you want to express
your feelings-something always in
demand:
"'HER AUBUEN HAIR.
"'Let tender youth beware
And shun the silken snare
Woven in ringlets bold
which CLEAN like FURNISHED gold
With color far from cold
Upon her forehead fair.
What can with her compare?
Not even Venus rare,
Whose charms have been extolled
And down the ages rolled
By all the classics old.
Would ever dare"
ST am afraid it is beyond the power
even of poetry to relieve my feelings"
replied the sad-eyed cavalier. 1.-The
questions which l wish to ask are,
first: Does etiquette require gen.
tleman to kiss lady whom he escorts
home; and, second, if it is not re-
quired, should 1 give way to my in
clinations and risk offending the lady
and thereby lose her companionship
in the future? You are a poet and
should be experienced in these matters
and ought to be able to give good ad-
vice."
You are mistaken, young man, in
supposing that a poet always writes
from experience. My profession de-
mands that he should be informed in
Ill that pertains to love, its manifesta-
tions and its expression, but this
knowledge must be gained in other
Ways than by experiment. The poet
N III 10CdAlSt anu WIltCb DCSb WhCu
soaring ON the wings of fancy. Let
him once leave the ideal to investi-
gate the actual and he becomes so en-
crossed that his writings soon lose the
true poetic fire.
"My professional inability to speak
from experience, however, is supplied
by information derived from observa-
tion, literature and the condolences of
friends. Regarding your first ques-
tion, l would answer that a lady in
accepting the protection of a gentle
man bestows nothing besides her COM
psny. Anything farther depends
upon the favor which her escort may
have found in her eyes. In regard to
the lady in question, if you have
known her for any length Of time l
should consider you justified in at least
attempting salutation on part
ing, or whenever occasion demands it.
II she does not accept in a proper
spirit, she is evidently unworthy of
your future notice. Do not perform
fhe rash act as if you were in a hurry
to catch q train, however. Gently
support the lady with your left arm,
with the right remove any obstacles
her -maidenly modesty may interpose,
xhd then! Do not be dismayed at
any little resistance on her part, as it
is often intended only to furnish an
excuse for repeating the operation.
81 can give you few cases in the
line of what l have been saying
which may illuminate my point, and
give you an insight into the intricacies
Of the vexed subject. | happened to
be out in the Willows the other eve
ming, and while was waiting for a
chr l inadvertently was witness to a
thrilling scene. She was Normal
School girl and he was graduate OF
that institution. 1t was a case of two
hearts with but single thought etc.
and as they parted in the cleaning ]
heard struggle, a suspicious sound,
then an exclamation on her part, and
his voice, husky with emotion, say
ing, III l let you go will you promise
not to scratch or bite?' He was
luxuriating in the actual and will
never write poetry. If the delicia Of
the parting had been the product Of
his imagination, he might have
writ ten a rondel as follows:
SHE WOULDN'T BITE.
she wouldn't bite; tried in vain
To make my fond intention plain
And show that nothing was amiss
In taking just one parting kiss.
she gazed upon me with disdain;
She wouldn't bite.
~1 gently said, my way is clear,
nuet proceed by force, my dear"
8 hut sill feared the aftermath
And hegged that In her store OF wrath
A icast one kindness should appear
She wouldn't bite.
= Il drew nv arm around her waist
Il knew my darling never lacedl.
where was the anger she'd displayed
NJ which at hrnt wae diamayed?